OPINION : There have recently been some exciting rumours swirling around that Apple is planning on making a modular MacBook . But , it ’s sure as shooting nothing concrete so I ’m here to sway Apple to follow through with these murmurings and give us the Surface Book - flavourediPador MacBookthat we deserve .
Before I get into the ins and out of what I ’m hoping Apple will do , I ’ve got to address a red-hot , but ludicrous , part of this rumor .
It descend from apatentapplication blessing ( viaGizmodo ) , with the covering first submitted on June 2021 so Apple is already way ahead of us all on this . The angry part is an image which show a platter player impound to the bottom one-half of a modular laptop twist . Delightful . Apple , that is dead not what I ’m asking for but I would like to see it … just for fun .
The rest of the patent of invention app program shows that Apple is already considering working on precisely what I ’m proceed to ask for , with the images evince off a more advanced translation of theSurface Book 3formula . There appear to be a base with a clean canvass vibe which you may then tie module on top like a showing at the top , a keyboard at the bottom and , maybe , even a display on the bottom one-half too . All of which hints at some combination of the Surface Book style and Lenovo ’s dual - screenYoga Book 9i(that I ’m , accidentally , writing this column on decent now ahead of our full reassessment ) .
It must be reiterate , however , that patents can come and go with little sign of them ever actually come to realization and the ideas in this software feel like just thatideas . What I ’m hop for is something more palpable , naturalistic and useful coming in the approximate future . The original Surface Book launched back in 2015 , so it ’s not unfounded to think Apple could easy strap up something like in fairly swift fashion . But , why is the idea of an Apple - made Surface Book so skillful ? It can be a trueMacPad .
MacPad ( viaWIRED ) is a term used across the cyberspace to describe the convergency of iPad andiPadOSwith Macs andMacOS , in particular , with iPads becoming more capable outside of the more traditional mobile app - focused tablet flair . But , it ’s not clear if Apple wants this and the iPad is n’t quite there yet , with its multitasking feature film not having quite nailed taking iPadOS to the next grade as well as still lacking the in the altogether power a high - last MacBook can provide .
If Apple can nab modularity and give us a Surface Book - like iPad then we could see a equipment that works like an iPad when not bob so you could go about your pill - y business but , then , a Performance Base ( as it is called on the Surface Book ) could offer boosted battery , turbocharged graphic performance and a rich typing experience . However , the enhanced public presentation would have to be a keep part of making this work and , based on the late Mac Pro reveal , Apple has not yet sussed modularity on its Apple Silicon - found Macs .
I really reckon this could be a wonderful gimmick from Apple should it come to realisation . I regularly used aniPad Prowith the Magic Keyboard and it ’s a solid solution in its own rightfield but I do n’t think it is quite there for serious and intense workloads , in its form factor or in its power . And , the flexibility of whacking some heighten specs inside a detachable keyboard is what is really exciting here – an iPad experience when you want and a MacBook experience when it ’s time for carrying out heave up . There ’s potentially a sustainability pitch to this too . It could build upon the interesting vision of ship’s company likeFramework , with the ability to raise the modular face of the gadget rather than needing to purchase something wholly raw .
The argument against such a gadget for Apple ? mayhap , they ’d like you to just buy an iPad and a Mac if you need both in your life . But , do n’t be a wet blanket , Apple , get to shape on this marvelous modular simple machine .
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